What is Brain and Learning

This chapter develops a model of learning that takes advantage of the ways in which the brain naturally functions in any learning situation. This model is framed in terms of a set of 12 principles called the brain/mind principles of natural learning. It is the sort of learning that helps all people adapt and adjust consciously and unconsciously to an ever-changing world. The core point is that every person is an integrated living system, which means the body, brain, heart, and mind are all involved in learning. Whether working face-to-face or online students need to employ their natural systems to learn well. This chapter gives teachers more ideas about the teaching/learning process to assist their students to deploy their knowledge and skills in the real world. This chapter argues that instructors should understand and implement learning in ways that assist learners in using their natural perception-action cycles.